Mount Anthony Union High School

Mount Anthony Union High School is the public high school serving Bennington, Vermont, as well as the towns of Shaftsbury, Woodford, and Pownal.

Mount Anthony Union High School
Location
301 Park Street,

Bennington, Vermont

United States
Coordinates42.8857°N 73.1917°W / 42.8857; -73.1917
Information
PrincipalTim Payne
Teaching staff70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students899 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.84[1]
Color(s)Red, white, blue
Websitemauhs.svsu.org//

As of the 2015–16 academic year, the school has about 969 students enrolled in grades 9-12 and has a faculty of nearly 100.[2]

It is easily accessible from US Route 7, VT Route 279, and the Green Mountain Express Red Line bus.

Mount Anthony is the third-largest school in the state of Vermont. The average graduation rate is eighty-five percent. The school yearbook is officially known as the Patriot Ledger, and the school newsletter is called Mount Anthony Connections.[3][4] Additionally, the school runs a bi-weekly sports newsletter, The Patriot Press, which reports on the school's athletic teams.

The sports teams in their athletic program are collectively known as the Patriots.[5] Led by head coach Brian Coon, the Patriots wrestling team holds the national record for most consecutive state titles won as of 2019 (31).[6][7]

The Mount Anthony Football team is also very successful being state champion runner-ups in the 1986–1987 and 1992–1993 season and state champions in the 1994–1995 season.[8] As of 11/6/2021 they play in Division II in the state of Vermont. They host home games at Spinelli Field.

The Southwest Tech campus is housed on the school's campus.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Mt. Anthony Senior UHSD #14". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. About MAUHS, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  3. The Patriot Ledger, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  4. Mount Anthony Connections Newsletters, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  5. Mount Anthony Union High School Athletics. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  6. MAU Wrestling Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Mount Anthony Union High School Athletics
  7. Wrestling USA National Wrestling Records Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Wrestling USA Magazine
  8. https://svsu-athletics.edlioschool.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1568933&type=d&pREC_ID=1697835
  9. Nicole Levesque Andres, Vermont Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-02-28.


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